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Newlyweds' Party Bus gets "Storrowed," Hits Bridge in Boston
97.5 WOKQ Radio - New Hampshire
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July 29, 2025
If you are not familiar with the term "storrowed," please let me educate you, as this will be used throughout the article. Storrow Drive in Boston, Massachusetts, is notorious for having low bridges. There is a 10-foot height limit on the entire...
Market Basket suspends 48 employees at Massachusetts store after DHS audit
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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July 29, 2025
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Market Basket has reportedly suspended dozens of employees at one of its Massachusetts stores following a Department of Homeland Security audit. Forty-eight workers at the Tewksbury-based grocery chain’s New Bedford location...
Boston tackles artist displacement with new development project in Brighton neighborhood
The Business Journals
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July 29, 2025
The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture is working with the Boston Housing Authority to develop a Brighton property which the city says will include at least 40,000 square feet of music rehearsal space.
Dozens rally in Boston in support of immigrant TPS holders as Trump administration moves toward removing legal status
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Dozens demonstrated outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston on Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration’s moves to revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua....
My Turn: The rights of immigrants
Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts
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July 30, 2025
“What can I do?” This is the common refrain heard now from those who oppose the brazenly inhumane and cruel policies being implemented daily by the Trump administration. Although there is no one answer to this question, fortunately there are many...
Massachusetts is Home to the 3rd Most Walkable City in America
Live 95.9 - Massachusetts
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July 29, 2025
Massachusetts is home to many attractions. Whether you are exploring the hometown feel and artistic culture of the Berkshires, the history of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, or the deep history of Boston, the Bay State is filled with...
Northeastern to digitize archive of Boston legend Elma Lewis’ work, chronicling Black art and joy
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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July 29, 2025
For decades, Lewis was integral to expanding visibility and access for Black art and artists. In turn, archivists at Northeastern hope to bring her prized collection to even more people. Image credit: Photograph by Constantine Manos, courtesy of...
Bruins HC Marco Sturm gets 100% real about choosing Boston's new captain after Brad Marchand's trade to Panthers
Sportskeeda
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July 29, 2025
Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm spoke about the team’s future captain. After Brad Marchand’s trade to the Florida Panthers, the Bruins are one of a few NHL teams without a captain. When asked about the leadership role, Sturm said he hasn’t made a...
This Massachusetts Hidden Gem is Now the Best Barbecue Restaurant in the State
WBEC 1420 AM - Massachusetts
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July 29, 2025
We are right in the midst of Summer in Massachusetts, and everywhere for that matter. While that's the case, it's primetime during the year for cookouts and/or barbecues. But what about the best dine-in spot when you're craving some great...
Federal Trade Commission invites public to help with 'gender-affirming care' inquiry
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 29, 2025
By CP StaffTuesday, July 29, 2025 The headquarters of the US Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., November 18, 2024. | ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking input from the public in its...
Massachusetts Food Showdown Round 1: Vote for your favorite brands
Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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Massachusetts-made foods are found in grocery stores nationwide. USA TODAY Network's Massachusetts newspapers are conducting a poll to determine the most iconic Bay State food brand. The poll includes 32 food brands in a single-elimination...
Appeals court rules against Maine mother who argued school concealed child's gender transition
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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July 29, 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Maine mother who alleged the Damariscotta school district concealed her child's attempted gender transition from the family. Amber Lavigne argued that a school...
ICE: Illegal Immigrant Working as Police Officer in Maine Arrested After Attempting to Buy Firearm
Breitbart
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July 29, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested an illegal immigrant working as a police officer in Maine after he allegedly tried to unlawfully purchase a firearm, officials announced on Monday. Officers arrested Jamaican alien...
US: Activists protest against Capital One over loan to Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems
Middle East Eye
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July 29, 2025
Every weekend for the past three weeks, demonstrators have banged pots and pans outside Capital One’s Cafe in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The protestors are targeting Capital One, one of the ten largest banks in the US, which...
Can lifestyle changes protect the brain from Alzheimer’s? A new study offers hope for prevention.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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She’s also hoping these changes could help prevent her from rapid cognitive decline or developing Alzheimer’s, a progressive brain disorder that gradually impairs thinking, behavior, and memory. The study she participated in found that targeted...
Feds release education grants, officials say freeze caused ‘chaos and confusion’
Athol Daily News - Massachusetts
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July 29, 2025
Attorney General Andrea Campbell FILE PHOTO/STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Education plans to release "the vast majority" of $6.8 billion in education grants it withheld from states in June, though the "chaos and...
The Great Massachusetts Nicotine Prohibition
Boston Magazine
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July 29, 2025
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, my friend Caroline and I embarked on a brazen mission in Brookline: to buy a vape pen. We zigzagged through twentysomethings shuffling to and from Blank Street Coffee and Anna’s Taqueria until we made our way to a...
Celebrating 25 Years of Cultural Appreciation
New Hampshire Magazine
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July 29, 2025
Present day SAACC president Sandi Clark Kaddy standing next to African figures found at the organization. Tucked into the left of the entrance of the Portsmouth Historical Society on Middle Street is a wealth of history of the culture of the lives...
Three Cheers for the Supreme Court (and President Trump) for Abolishing the Education Department
The American Spectator - Virginia
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Newsmax ran their headline as follows: “Supreme Court Lets Trump Lay Off 1,400 Ed Dept. Employees.” The story reported: The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go...
Nonprofit Launches Free IT Education for Adults in Glassport, Pa.
Government Technology
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July 29, 2025
(TNS) — A new tuition-free tech education program launched Monday in Glassport, bringing a slice of the high-tech economy to this Mon Valley borough where banners of U.S. military veterans grace each lamppost and utility pole. "Today is about...